![]() Is this just a case of us wanting what we can't have? If we love Altoid Sours so much, why were they discontinued? Why Were Altoid Sours Discontinued?īustle reached out to Mars, Altoids' parent company, for some answers. There are also folks on dedicated to bringing them back. Lest you think, however, that I'm just looking back at the past through rose-colored, candy-flavored glasses, I'm not the only one who misses these sour bits of heaven: TikTok videos, and Reddit threads dedicated to its fans, and eBay listings for unopened tins go for as much as $525 a pop. ![]() ![]() They came in reusable, aluminum tins, and they were everything. Here's the story of those beloved treats, Altoids Sours.Īltoid Sours were - as their name might suggest - incredibly sour, brightly colored crystalline-looking candies that made you pucker your lips with both the sensation that your mouth was going to fall off and pure joy. But what happened to Altoids Sours? Why were they discontinued in the first place (like so many other favorite fad foods)? After all, the way the Internet talks about them, you'd think they would have had a long and happy life as the sour candy of choice of discerning adults (or just people who wanted to pretend they were adults). Excuse my nostalgia, but the chalky, curiously strong, minty tablets that you associate with the name Altoids, just aren't as good as their discontinued cousins. The Altoids of today don't hold a candle to the ones of yesteryear.
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